Aranka has done two years of volunteer work at the Sarphatihuis as preparation for her medical studies.
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Anne Coos Vuurmans is retired and has been a volunteer for the public at Artis ever since. She informs visitors about animals and plants.
Carla de Monchy (68) reads together with children from group 4 and 5. Personal attention and fun are central.
The Children’s Animal Party, the annual celebration for 1500 chronically ill and/or disabled children and their families. Made possible with the help of 1700 volunteers.
Nasir has been named Nice Amsterdammer 2014. He was a colonel in the Iranian army and now does full-time volunteer work, including at the Rainbow Group.
Corrine van Huet is a voluntary coordinator at the Voorleesexpress.
Berend Smits (23) is a language coach. Every week he meets with Abdulwali (30), a refugee from Somalia. “A kind of friendship has developed.”
When Sander (34) was in his early twenties, he completely lost himself in drugs. So much so, that he even experienced psychoses. He no longer wanted to live like that, and he decided to fight for a change.

